Dawkins spreading the “bright” meme again
22 September 2003 by Glenn Richard Dawkins has an essay in Wired pushing the Bright movement (Religion Be Damned). I like this part:
We brights are not claiming to be bright (meaning clever, intelligent), any more than gays claim to be gay (meaning joyful, carefree). Whether there is a statistical tendency for brights (noun) to be bright (adjective) is a matter for research. I would dearly like to see such research undertaken, and I know the result I am betting on, but it is no part of the definition of the noun.
I still dislike the name, but I’ll march in the Bright Pride Parade.
